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“Ask the referee”: Atmane, the cramps, the controversy and the win

“Ask the referee”: Atmane, the cramps, the controversy and the win

The ATP rulebook is clear: a player has 25 seconds between points, or faces a warning for a time violation, then a point penalty for repeated offenses. By that standard, Terence Atmane should have been docked several points in the closing stages of his second-round match against Ugo Humbert, which he somehow won 7-6(3), 7-6(5) despite cramps so severe they left him unable to move at times.

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